Address climate change, pollution, land management and more one forkful at a time.
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Bates College achieves carbon neutral status to help stave off climate change
Bates is the seventh college in the country to reach its goal pronounced in 2007.
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Old, misleading info among perils of teaching climate change
Teachers report having to sift through junk science and misinformation as they work to teach their students about climate change.
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He went where no human had gone before. Our trash had got there first
Explorer Victor Vescovo went to the deepest known point on the Earth and found amazing animals and plastic waste.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener, Source
A how-to on straw-bale gardening
It’s a new trend that our columnist says he doesn’t plan to try.
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
A few good tricks to make a small amount of meat yield big flavors
And by cutting back on meat, you can help save the planet, one delicious plate at a time.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Source
Organic dairy barn opening at Wolfe’s Neck looks to next generation
The $1 million facility in Freeport opened Thursday with the goal of helping to teach new and transitioning organic dairy farmers.
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One million species face extinction, UN panel says. Humans will suffer as a result
The report links the loss of species to problems with food and water security, farming and economies.
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Splurge on asparagus then pair with practical lentils
Go ahead and get those pricey first spears that appear at the farmers market.
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Nonnative plants and animals aren’t the only living things that spell trouble for Maine’s landscape
In a disrupted ecosystem, even native species can be problematic. Take white-tailed deer, for example, which are native, but have few predators today.